Something about Nothing, come join in........ Part 3

[loribell]

It was cold.

Lori - if it makes you feel better, when they added in the 4th lunch at our high school, they had to put it even earlier. Matt had lunch last semester at 9:55! Makes for a REALLY long day when he had soccer after school until 5! This semester he has the second lunch, which is at 10:47, and he considers that to be great!



I'm glad you worked this out. There are harder reading level books without having much more mature themes. I'm glad the teacher had some of them in the room and that it wasn't up to you to dig them out of the woodwork for her!

This reminds me of (Yet another! ) story about this. Eric was in the third grade and had a teacher who can nicely be described as a witch. EVERY single day for homework they had to read for 20 minutes and write for 20 minutes in a journal about the book they were reading. Well, what they did was never good enough. If he told about the book, he got criticized for not telling what he thought would happen next. If he did that, he got criticized for not telling his "feelings" about what had happened. Etc. You get the idea. Got to the point that he was spending an hour a day on it and still it wasn't good enough. At that point, he (and moreso I!) just gave up and went back to 10 minutes or so. Rather he do a half-a$$ed job and know why he's criticized than do his best and still be put down.

Anyways, there was a point to this story. He also had those "lexile ranges" and as a result was reading Jurassic Park. Yes, the original by Michael Crichton, which was a REALLY hard book for him to get through. Took him a whole month (of course he was 8 at the time!). The day he finished it, he decided to read a new Magic Tree House book that we'd gotten in the meantime and he hadn't had a chance to read. In one day he read the whole book and wrote a summary/journal entry on it.

The next day it had scrawled across the entire page in red ink "MAGIC TREE HOUSE!!! YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!"

Sorry, but I thought a kid spending ONE day reading a book for enjoyment that was actuallly at his age level after he'd spent a month working so hard wasn't too much to ask for?! Guess I was wrong!

Can you imagine eating lunch before 10:00? What are schools thinking?

Well if the teacher had not shown me books that were okay with me she would not be reading at that level. Period! I control my childs education, not her. If I am not happy something will be done. We live in a very small town and we know all of the school oficials and have forever. Most people that live here have grandparents that grew up here so when someone that is a long time family resident is upset the administration listens. They know that if they don't supoprt us then we won't support them.


Now as for Eric's story. Did you not go have a talk with this teacher. If Ally's teacher pulled that crap she would have been is the superintendents office the next day. Maybe things are different in Oklahoma then they are elsewhere but they can't even fail a child here if the parents do not apporve it. Also we can pull our kids out to homeschool them at any time we choose to. There is not a thing they can do about it.

 

[marciemi]

And some more "easy to read" stuff! (Also known as pictures!). First the snow shots I know you've all been waiting for! DS14 in front of one of the corners of our driveway (he's about 5'10"):

Other DS (about 5'3"), on the other side of the driveway:

And a shot of them clearing the driveway one more time:

And the comparison shot from last year. This pic was taken after a big snowstorm the end of February. The point was to show all the snow there was, but now it just serves to remind me that we'd had basically NO lasting snow before this point (unlike this year!):

 

[marciemi]

Now as for Eric's story. Did you not go have a talk with this teacher. If Ally's teacher pulled that crap she would have been is the superintendents office the next day. Maybe things are different in Oklahoma then they are elsewhere but they can't even fail a child here if the parents do not apporve it. Also we can pull our kids out to homeschool them at any time we choose to. There is not a thing they can do about it.

This was one of many similar stories that happened with this teacher. She also had the attitude that if you gave the kids all bad grades first quarter, it would motivate them to work harder as the year went on. She actually told the parents that what she considered C work first quarter would be A work by the end of the year.

Near the end of the year, it looked like Eric was going to have to have her again the following year. (He was in a 3/4 split and she was going to be teaching the 4 the next year). I was really considering pulling and homeschooling him because I just didn't think he could take another year of belittling and criticism without ever being told "good job" without it having some kind of lasting effect on his personality/self-esteem. Luckily the teacher took a job at a different school which made a WHOLE lot of us happy.

Especially Eric's best friend, who'd been BITTEN THREE TIMES by another boy in the class. Now I had a problem with the teacher, but an even bigger problem with this kid. This is something that might happen once in preschool, not 3 times in third grade! Each time they'd "suspend" the kid by sending him home for the rest of the day, but that was it. It was just ridiculous. Eric never had a personal problem with the boy, but if he had, you can bet the superintendent would have been involved! I just felt so bad for his friend!

 

[marciemi]

More pictures! These are all from the dinner party before the Snow Ball yesterday. The first 3 are of DS and his girlfriend (in case that wasn't obvious!):

This one is GF and her best friend - I thought this was a cute shot:

And the whole motley crew!:

 

[ky07]

Just an update homies and that is I called Universal reservations and talked to them to comfrim about my room for the RPR in july and they found the ressie and told me not to worry I would not loose it and that they so busy and it would take about 7 to 10 days for the deposit off my card so now its time to put the cc away for july and now its done thank goodness.

 

[loribell]

Great pics again Marcie.

Can't believe that teacher. She would not have survived a nine weeks here even if she were a high school teacher.

Lawrence - That is great news. Now you just have to wait for July!

 

[keishashadow]

lori - horrible story, i only collected 2 months of support over 13 years...PA isn't quite so gung-ho on going after deadbeats (especially when they hide income, etc) other than a lousy min. earning capacity & attaching federal tax returns, etc. Don't be "nice"; he needs to step up!

ps what happened to you last year, very sick? I've had pneumonia twice since i quit smoking ; doesn't seem quite as bad as those times. Just cannot shake it...i need a week in 80 degree temps. Wonder if the dr will write a Rx for that to show to the tax man?

marci - i haven't seen that much snow since the blizzard of '57 ; you may see grass by May or June. We got an inch or 2 today, enough to get things icy...wish we'd get a good 6 inches or so just to have traction.

great pics...so DS is now grounded - for life? or until next grading period. is he allowed to have company over?

my guy got all A's & a B in Algebra II, ok since he hates it...i did too.

yinz "guys" keep us on the straight & narrow...who knows what would happen

 

[ky07]

Great pics again Marcie.

Can't believe that teacher. She would not have survived a nine weeks here even if she were a high school teacher.

Lawrence - That is great news. Now you just have to wait for July!

Yep now I can take a deep breath and just sit back and bounce off the walls until july hits

 

[keishashadow]

st larry - glad it all worked out, must of been frustrating.

lori - just noticed your ticker, you decided on WL end of July i luvs it so. We're still on track for DL, buying tix next week to get "a deal" . Got convention rates @ DL hotel less than points would be-yeah!

did u ever stay @ OKW or AK? I was thinking of trying to talk DH into AKV studio or 1 BR or OKW 1 BR @ 7 month mark . We've never had anything but a studio, so point shy lol. WL is his fav though, he still talks about the issues we had @ BCV w/mgmt's dismal response to our bug infestation...killed any chance of adding on there.

 

[ky07]

st larry - glad it all worked out, must of been frustrating.

lori - just noticed your ticker, you decided on WL end of July i luvs it so. We're still on track for DL, buying tix next week to get "a deal" . Got convention rates @ DL hotel less than points would be-yeah!

did u ever stay @ OKW or AK? I was thinking of trying to talk DH into AKV studio or 1 BR or OKW 1 BR @ 7 month mark . We've never had anything but a studio, so point shy lol. WL is his fav though, he still talks about the issues we had @ BCV w/mgmt's dismal response to our bug infestation...killed any chance of adding on there.

Yeah it was and would have pulled my hair out but too short now since I had it cut yesterday

 

[keishashadow]

Yeah it was and would have pulled my hair out but too short now since I had it cut yesterday

ha - at least u still have hair i feel bad for my sons, evidently loss follows maternal side of family (my DSs are dooooomed, 2 oldest are early to mid 20's and it's not looking too good for them. my dad had the monk thing going, least he didn't try the dreaded comb-over.

i think if i were a guy i'd shave my head & be done with it

 

[yankeepenny]

Hey all.

We got 3 inches of surprise snow today. no one expected it.
went to the store for a few groceries for making swiss chicken casserole around 1 pm and the roads were not that great. was a slow moving storm. supposed to get rain this week after tuesday.

heading into super tuesday next week with 24 states voting Obama is in the lead. big voting day.

hope you all have a wonderfull week.
we have gained over 45 minutes of daylight.

 

[loribell]

lori - horrible story, i only collected 2 months of support over 13 years...PA isn't quite so gung-ho on going after deadbeats (especially when they hide income, etc) other than a lousy min. earning capacity & attaching federal tax returns, etc. Don't be "nice"; he needs to step up!

ps what happened to you last year, very sick? I've had pneumonia twice since i quit smoking ; doesn't seem quite as bad as those times. Just cannot shake it...i need a week in 80 degree temps. Wonder if the dr will write a Rx for that to show to the tax man?

Well Oklahoma will go after them if you bother them enough. Believe me I will make sure they are bothered enough. Actually I would just like to see him locked up & get the proof we need to ban his mother from ever seeing her again.

Last year I got sick when the kids kept bringing crap home from school. Instead of being up doing things I just laid around & it eventually got so bad that it turned in to pneumonia. I was on the couch one Friday night, dh had gone in to town to get something and by the time he got home I could not quite convulsing. He took me to the emergency room & they admitted me and kept me for three more nights after that. It was not fun.

lori - just noticed your ticker, you decided on WL end of July i luvs it so. We're still on track for DL, buying tix next week to get "a deal" . Got convention rates @ DL hotel less than points would be-yeah!

did u ever stay @ OKW or AK? I was thinking of trying to talk DH into AKV studio or 1 BR or OKW 1 BR @ 7 month mark . We've never had anything but a studio, so point shy lol. WL is his fav though, he still talks about the issues we had @ BCV w/mgmt's dismal response to our bug infestation...killed any chance of adding on there.

Well, I have kinda decided but have not made reservations yet. I will be calling tomorrow to see if there is any availablility. If not we will probably stay at SSR. They have great pools.

We have stayed at OKW. That was where we stayed for our big family trip, cheap points! It is nice but is my last choice.

We stayed at AKL when we went for a short trip over fall break several years ago. It is a wonderful resort. The only problem with it was the smell of the food courts. They had good food but they also cook a lot of their food with African spices and you can smell it. Ally could not stand the smell so I would have to go inside to get food and then we would have to eat outside. Okay if you are just doing it a couple of times but not if you are doing it a lot. Of course she is much older now and we probably wouldn't have that problem. I am looking forward to trying it.

Actually I asked Mikey his preference in resorts. His choices:
1. VWL
2. SSR
3. BCV
4. AKV
5. BWV
6. OKW

 

[loribell]

Hey Penny! How did the appointment go the other day? Hope everything is good.

 

[keishashadow]

lori - how scary that must have been for you, good thing you got to ER in time. thanks for the info , on getting WL!

penny - the swiss chicken casserole sounds good (don't think i've ever heard of it?)

i drug carcass of couch & made ribs & chicken breasts (enough for 2 days ); had to since i had the meat defrosted lol. Promised DH a cake, went into cupboard & no cake mix; wound up making a butter cake from scratch. They tell me they like Betty Crocker's version better ; still managed to polish off 1/2 of it...poor babies

think i'll go find a hot bath (days like today makes me want to ditch the pool & go for a hot tub )

 

[RVGal]

Hey all.

We got 3 inches of surprise snow today. no one expected it.
went to the store for a few groceries for making swiss chicken casserole around 1 pm and the roads were not that great. was a slow moving storm. supposed to get rain this week after tuesday.

heading into super tuesday next week with 24 states voting Obama is in the lead. big voting day.

hope you all have a wonderfull week.
we have gained over 45 minutes of daylight.

Hello? Penny? You go missing for the weekend and that's all you've got to say for yourself?

How was the doctor's appointment? How is the foot? How are you? Where have you been?

Sheesh.

 

[RVGal]

I was cruising around the CB. Dangerous, I know. I couldn't help myself. There was the thread started by such a pompous sounding OP, I just had to add my 2 cents.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1700901&page=7

I'm post #101

 

[macraven]

Just an update homies and that is I called Universal reservations and talked to them to comfrim about my room for the RPR in july and they found the ressie and told me not to worry I would not loose it and that they so busy and it would take about 7 to 10 days for the deposit off my card so now its time to put the cc away for july and now its done thank goodness.

that is great, but did you get the email confirmation.
please make sure you get it. it is very important to have that document with you when you check in. if there are issues that come up at check in time, your email confirmation of the ressie will save you.

Hey all.

We got 3 inches of surprise snow today. no one expected it.
went to the store for a few groceries for making swiss chicken casserole around 1 pm and the roads were not that great. was a slow moving storm. supposed to get rain this week after tuesday.

heading into super tuesday next week with 24 states voting Obama is in the lead. big voting day.

hope you all have a wonderfull week.
we have gained over 45 minutes of daylight.

we just want to know about your foot and what the lab/and docs said.

do i have to hunt you down like a rabid dog to find out??

i have my passport, i can travel to where you are........

 

[keishashadow]

I was cruising around the CB. Dangerous, I know. I couldn't help myself. There was the thread started by such a pompous sounding OP, I just had to add my 2 cents.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1700901&page=7

I'm post #101

i had to struggle to avoid posting

some threads are akin to Kryptonite

 

[macraven]

where is our lucky penny???



come back and tell us about your foot.
we care about you and want to know how you are.